News in Brief 5 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists“It’s climate crunch time”...
‘Gender bias in AI’ impacts technology use on the battlefield, UN expert warns
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and raising concerns on the battlefield, particularly lethal autonomous weapons systems, commonly known as “killer robots”.The United Nations...
Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident...
The Southeast Asian country is the most prone to natural hazards in the world, and these hazards are becoming more intense due to climate...
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy – Restoring the reef |
In our third episode looking at ocean-related issues facing the eastern Caribbean island nation of Barbados, released in the run-up to the UN Oceans...
Los agricultores cultivan un futuro sin opio para Laos
En lo alto de las montañas de la provincia de Houaphanh, al norte de Laos, en una zona históricamente conocida por el cultivo del...
🎙️ Grands Lacs : « J’ai bon espoir que les parties pourront surmonter les obstacles...
Au lendemain de son discours devant la Conseil de sécurité cette semaine, nous avons reçu l’Envoyé spécial de l’ONU pour la région des Grands...
News in Brief 6 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school in Gaza Amid reports that an Israeli...
Sudan civilians ‘want conflict to end’ says WFP’s Deputy Executive Director |
Amidst ongoing armed conflict in Sudan, where millions of civilians are left displaced and food insecure, Deputy Executive Director for the World Food Programme...
News in Brief 7 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Amid Gaza war, kids now work so families can survive: ILOEight months into the war...
Em Dia Mundial, ONU alerta que pesticidas afetam alimentação de aves migratórias
O uso de pesticidas na agricultura e os efeitos do desenvolvimento urbano, como a poluição luminosa, estão causando a perda e a perturbação das...
Ukraine crisis reaches new terrifying level as civilians face daily drone and ‘glide bomb’...
Daily attacks by the Russian military in Ukraine have damaged dozens of towns and villages in the south and east of the country but...
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – pride in honey |
Northern Uganda has higher poverty and less employment that the south of the country, which is why the UN is backing projects aimed at...
La violence et la situation humanitaire s’aggravent au Myanmar, alerte le chef de l’ONU
A l’ouverture du 14e sommet de l’ONU et l’Association des nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est (ANASE, ASEAN en anglais) à Vientiane, la capitale du...
António Guterres félicite le groupe antinucléaire Nihon Hidankyo pour son Prix Nobel de la...
Le mouvement populaire des survivants des bombardements atomiques d'Hiroshima et de Nagasaki de 1945, connus sous le nom d’« hibakusha », s'est engagé à parvenir à...
News in Brief 10 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Almost all women in Gaza say families struggling to surviveEighty per cent of women in...
Urgent aid needed in Gaza amidst unimaginable hardship |
Civilians in Gaza have been dealing with conflict and crises for seven months – a catastrophe that no word in the dictionary could describe,...
Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
Critical aid lifelines into northern Gaza have been cut off, and no food aid has entered since 1 October, said UN deputy spokesperson Farhan...
L’ONU lance une alerte mondiale face à la pénurie d’enseignants
L'alerte mondiale à la pénurie d'enseignants a été lancée lundi lors d'une réunion du Groupe de travail international sur les enseignants pour l'éducation à...
Des élèves gastronomes préparent la recette de l’avenir de Madagascar
À l'école primaire Beabo d'Ambovombe, dans le sud de Madagascar, des équipes d'élèves sont en compétition pour préparer le repas le plus savoureux et...
Intelligence artificielle : l’UNESCO alerte sur les stéréotypes racistes, sexistes et homophobes
Selon l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO), un homme a davantage tendance à être présenté comme un professeur,...
Guerre en Ukraine : plus de 3.500 établissements d’enseignement endommagés ou détruits
Selon le fonds mondial des Nations Unies pour l’éducation en situation d’urgence (Education Cannot Wait), des centaines d’établissements d’enseignement ont été endommagés ou détruits...
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – connected farmers |
In Lumonga village, situated in a remote part of the West Nile region of northern Uganda, smallholder farmers have traditionally been cut off from...
The world must step up for girls, UN chief says
The President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSCOC), Bob Rae hosted the meeting. “The importance of insisting on completely equal rights of women...
